The working class all over the country
observed "PROTEST DAY" all over the country over the tragic deaths and serious injuries killing
20 workers which might result the death toll because 250 factory workers
including children and women were
trapped under the debries in Poly Thene Bags manufactured Rajput Industry. 4 Stories Factory collapsed in Sunder
Industrial Estate. The majority of the workers were believed to be children aged 10 to 16 years
because the Industrial Workers
killed and injured by breaking the roof of the Industrial Factory in Sunder Industrial Area Lahore on 4th November, 2015
Privatization Commission of Pakistan to privatize the most Profitable Faisalabad Distribution Company on the behest
of l.M.F. on 5thm November, 2015 under the
aegis of ALL PAKISTAN WORKERS CONFEDERATION with the co-operation of the PAKISTAN WAPDA HYDRO ELECTRIC
WORKERS UNION C.B.A, Railway Workers Union, Pakistan P.T.C.L Employees
Unon, National Bank of Pakistan Employees Union, Bata Mazdoor Union, Pakistan
Textile Workers Federation, All Pakistan
Workers Federation and other Trade Unions. The Protest Rallies and Marches in support of the above demands
were held at Peshawar, Mardan, Sawat, Islamabad, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Mianwali,
Rahim Yar Khan, Behawalpur, Sukkur,
Larkana, Hyderabad, Quetta and other cities.
At Lahore, thousands of workers belonging the various
Trade Union held a mass Rally before Lahore Press Club which was
addressed by Veteran Trade Union Leader
Khurhid Ahmed, General Secretary alongwith IA Rehman Secretary Genral Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and Abid
Hassan Minto renowned Jurist and President Awami Workers Party alongwith
Ch. Muhammad Anwar, Rubn Jamil, Akbar Ali
Khan , Rana Shakoor, Muzaffar Mateen, Ch. Maqsood Ahmed, Rana Akram,
Haji Muhammad Younus and others Thereafter, the workers took out Protest March and held Protest Rally before Chief Minister
House and presented a Memorandum to
the Chief Minister of Punjab urging him to establish a Judicial Commission
to hold an Independent Enquiry and bring the accused to book and sanction R. 2.5 Millions to the dependents of the
martyred workers and one Million to
the injured workers and ensure safe working conditions to the workers in conformity with I.L.O. Convention No. 155 on Safety
of Workers at work place and convey
to the Prime Minister of Pakistan not to privatize the most profitable Electricity Distribution Companies and other DISCOs
to the capitalist on the behest of
l.M.F. since Elecy, Education, Health and Railway is basic need of the
citizens, therefore, it is STATE
Obligations to provide them since the experience of the
Privatization of Karachi Electric Supply Company and
Multan and Rawalpindi Private Electricity
Companies had already failed completely and the proposed Privatization would also give rise Inter Provincial Dispute alike Water
Distribution. It was demanded
that the Government should develop Hydel Power Stations alike Tarbela, Mangla
and Gazi Brotha Power Stations etc providing Electricity 2.50 per elecy. unit in comparison with the cost of Private
Thermal Power Houses Rs. 251- to 30/-per elecy. unit in order to overcome load shedding and provide cheaper
Elecy. to the Industries,
Agriculture, Commerce and Citizens on War Footing Basis and introduce
Administrative Reforms in all Public Utilities to raise Productivity instead of
the Privatization and was pointed out that the experience of Private Business Train had already miserably failed owing Rs. 2.25
Billions to the Railway by Private Contractors
By another resolution, it was demanded to the Government to get recovered billions of Dollars deposited by the some Feudal Lords and Crony Capitalists and Politicians as announced by the Federal Finance Minister and introduce far reaching Economic and Social and Agrarian Reforms in the country to alleviate abject poverty ad aggravating unemployment and irrational gap between the rich and poor in the society.
it was declared that the workers would continue their Protest next weak in support of their just demands were not accepted.
Advice from Secretary Information A.P.W.H.E.W.UNION CBA 0333-4276811
By another resolution, it was demanded to the Government to get recovered billions of Dollars deposited by the some Feudal Lords and Crony Capitalists and Politicians as announced by the Federal Finance Minister and introduce far reaching Economic and Social and Agrarian Reforms in the country to alleviate abject poverty ad aggravating unemployment and irrational gap between the rich and poor in the society.
it was declared that the workers would continue their Protest next weak in support of their just demands were not accepted.
Advice from Secretary Information A.P.W.H.E.W.UNION CBA 0333-4276811
